Telephone-stand



C. FISCHER.

TELEPHONE STAND.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 20. 1919.

Patented Mar. 15, 1921.

UHTED ST IPATET- FFIcE.

CHARLES FISCHER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TELEPHONE-STAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 15, 1921.

Application filed May 20, 1919. Serial mlassan.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES FisoHER, a-

means by which the receiving portion may be adjusted to the most convenient position for the listeners ear.

It relates furthermore to a new and improved base for supporting on one piece the transmitter and receiver, so that they can be readily attached to or detached from the base to enable the telephone parts to be readily inspected and cleaned. It also relates to the construction of the receiver suport. p The object of the invention is to provide a light, compact instrument, occupying as small base space as practicable, and capable of being rapidly, easily and cheaply manufactured and assembled and shipped.

In using the telephone, delays in making communications and details requiring at tention during the conversation often necessitates the receiver being held to the ear for considerable eriods. and fatiguing. firm rests and other devices of similar nature have been provided to mitigate the inconvenience, but there is not always space for such devices and in using them the two hands are not free.

My device remedies this inconvenience and furnishes an instrument that can be used on the desk, taking a minimum of space and leaving the one using the device with his two hands free to consult documents and write at the same time. The receiver andtelephone pedestal can be readilv inserted intoand detached from the stand, sothatits parts can be easily removed for cleaning and repairs, no special brackets being used and no tools required to fasten the telephone set to the stand.

In the drawing accompanying and forming part of this specification:

Flgure 1 shows an elevation of the complete apparatus;

Fig. 2, a longitudinal section of the base; and i This is tedious Fig. 3, a section of one end of the base showing the fitting of the parts into each other, and the scratch preventing medium.

F g. 4 shows a detail of the coupling for detachably securing the receiver post to the stand; and

Fig. 5 represents a detail of the flexible end of the receiver post.

Referring to the drawings:

1 is the transmitter mouthpiece, attached to the post 2 fixed on the supporting base portion 3; 4 is the communication establishing switch. Means such as a spring 5 are provided, attachedv to the base of the stand, which normally holds down the switch when the telephone isnot in use.

Clamps 6 are attached to the top portion of the base for holding the pedestal carrying the transmitter. For ease of manufacture the base is made in two parts of stamped-out material. 7 is the male and 8 the female member of the base in my preferred construction. The material 9, which may be cloth, is provided for preventing scratching of the furniture on which the apparatus stands, the material being held in position as shown in Fig. 3. 10 is the receiving ap-.

paratus held on the upright 12 by the clamp 11. The upper portion of the upright 12 has a flexible portion 13 which can be bent into any position (as shown at '14) to meet the requirements of the listener, and carries the forked clamp 11 into which the receiver is inserted. 15 indicates a curved portion that may be used to give the receiver support a more ornamental appearance if desired, andwhich receives the end of the removable upright 12. The upright 12 is removably secured to the base by a coupling. In the form of the invention illustrated, this coupling comprises a screw threaded portion 18, which in turn is fastened to the base 15, and which carries sockets or notches to receive the ends of a pin 17 secured to and passing through the post 12. A sleeve 16 when screwed down u on the nut 18 will fasten the upright in place. This upright is thus removably secured to the base and may be taken down and laid lengthwise of the base to reduce the size of the package inshippin The advantages from the manu ac'turing point of view are apparent from the drawlngs. The base is composed of two memhere, a male and female member which can be stamped out oflight sheet metal. In the .the base.

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top. or male member of the base holes can be stamped while the same is being shaped and through the holes there can be inserted and preferably welded on to the top the clamps or prongs The cloth covering the bottom member of the base can be held by friction between the two members of the base. This does away with gluing, riveting or other means of holding the cloth to the base, and it moreover covers the sharp edges and sides of the interlocking base members. This construction insures, as mentioned above, lightness and a minimum of material and labor costs. The upper portion of the receiver post is made of such material that itremains set in any position in which it is placed. The receiver post and the clamps 6 are arranged at such a distance apart as to provide the requisite separation between mouthpiece and receiver, the special adjustment of the receiver for individual use be-' ing secured by means of the flexible end of the recelver post. The apparatus is held in communication with the calling bell by means of a spring which can he slipped on and off from the switch controlling the line circuit. All that is necessary in answering a call is to slip the spring from the hook andplace the ear and mouth next to the receiver and transmitter.

Having thus fully illustrated and dematerial, means carried by the base for scribed my invention, what I claim is:

1. A telephone stand for holding a telephone transmitter and receiver in proper relation, comprising a unitary base, said base including interlocking male and female portions, the top member of the interlocking portions being provided with a post for holding the receiver, and one or more clamps for the transmitter pedestal for holding the transmitter and receiver in operative relation to each other, said base carrying a spring for holding down the circuit controlling switch.

2.. In a telephone stand, a two-part base of stamped material, said base including interlocking, oblong, top and bottom memfor holding the transmitter to bers both of stamped material, means carried by the top of the base for holding the pedestal carrying the transmitter and for holding the receiver in operative relation to the transmitter, said receiver holding means comprising an upright rigid post'projecting from the top of the base and provided with a flexible portion, one end of which terminates at the rigid post and the other end terminating in a fork for holding the receiver, said portion adapted to accommodate the receiver to and fix it in any desired position.

3. A telephone stand comprising a twopart interlocking base, the upper part carrying a post. for holding the receiver and clamps for the pedestal of the transmitter, a protective covering for the base portion being provided, said covering adapted to be held in position by frictional contact of the interlocking members.

4. A. telephone stand comprising a twopart interlocking sheet metal base, the upper part carrying one or more clamps for receiving the pedestal of the transmitter and a removable upright post spaced from said clamps, said post having a rigid portion detachably secured to the base and a flexible end carrying a clamp for the telephone receiver, so as to fix the receiver in any desired osition.

5. n a telephone stand, a base of stamped holding the pedestal carrying the transmitter and for holding the receiver in operative relation to the transmitter, said receiver holding means comprising an upright post provided with a flexible end carrying a clamp for the receiver, and a coupling for detachably securing said post to the base comprising a pin on the post, a screw secured to the base, and a sleeve engaging said screw for securing the pin and post against removal.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

CHAS. FISCHER. 

